todo
all ; complete ; every ; everything ; whole affair, the ; wholeness ; the full monty ; the whole lot ; at large ; the works! ; the whole thing ; the entire length of.
All returned documents must be checked for the presence of a hold on the title.
The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
The CLEAR key erases everything on the screen.
The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
The article 'The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.
Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once.
The committee will be expected to produce an annual report to the members at large.
Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.
It tells the story of one man's absurd quest to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
¡a por todas!
go for it!
When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it - There are plenty of opportunities'.
abandonar toda esperanza
give up + (all) hope
If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.
abarcarlo todo
be all inclusive
Since no site is all inclusive, their relative value will vary depending on the individual's particular needs.
absolutamente todo
anything and everything
the whole works
the whole shebang
everything and the kitchen sink
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole shooting match
the whole banana
lock, stock and barrel
For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically - at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.
Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang.
You have to remember that everything and the kitchen sink has been thrown at stimulating this economy and the jobs picture still remains weak.
Many of the building blocks for this infrastructure are already in place, but the whole enchilada is far from finished.
To get the whole kit and caboodle working required degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.
They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else.
Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
Finally, the big bang theory posits that our universe began from nothing, that the whole banana started from zero within what's called a true vacuum.
They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.
absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos
acquit + Nombre + on all counts
He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
acabar de una vez por todas
get it over (and done) with (once and for all)
get it out of the + way (once and for all)
Let's get it over and done with once and for all, forget the debt ceiling, let the government go out of business.
Try to find out the root cause and tackle it and get it out of the way once and for all.
acaparar toda la atención [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto]
steal + the limelight
steal + Posesivo + thunder
steal + Posesivo + scene
steal + the spotlight
Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.
She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
But once again her little sister, famous as Kate if not more, is stealing her scene.
It is her big screen debut tonight, so Katy Perry would have wanted to ensure nobody stole the spotlight.
accesible por todos
widely accessible
I do not say that building massive, widely accessible digital collections will be easy = No quiero decir que crear grandes colecciones digitales accesibles por todos sea fácil.
acceso para todos
access for all
We took the view that to fulfil the principle of access for all libraries must continue to provide information in a variety of ways, for example through print and the oral tradition.
aceptado por todos
widely accepted
Computerised management information systems (MIS) are not widely accepted in libraries.
acertarlo todo
get + everything right
Training for full marathons involves a lot of work, and you need to get everything right if you want to become good at it.
actuar para el bien de todos
acting-for-the-best
Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.
a decir de todos
by all accounts
By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
adelante a toda máquina
full steam ahead
full speed ahead
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
además de todo esto
on top of everything (else)
on top of all of this
On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
when I mention any of this to him he pretends not to know what I am talking about because, on top of all this, he's a real tease.
afectar a todo el país
sweep + the country
In the 1930's the authoritarian nature of the public library was made further evident in the librarian's reaction to the frequent depressions that swept the country.
aguarlo todo
throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a spanner in the works
put + a (monkey) wrench in the works
throw + a spanner in the works
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.
Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
ahorros de toda la vida
life-time savings
life savings
A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.
The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
ahorros de toda una vida
life savings
The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
al alcance de todos
within everybody's reach
within everyone's reach
accessible to everyone
accessible to everybody
Still, they are easy to use, carry a democratic price tag and are, therefore, within everybody's reach.
The sound that made the acoustic guitar a viable electric instrument is now within everyone's reach.
To be accessible to everyone a website will have to be available in many different languages.
Many internet sites are not equally accessible to everybody.
al final, todo saldrá a la luz
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final, todo saldrá bien
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final, todo se arreglará
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final todo + ser + para bien
turn out + right in the end
We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.
al final, todo se sabrá
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al igual que con todo en la vida
as with everything in life
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
al igual que con todo lo demás
as with everything else
As with everything else that the president says his statement was once again taken out of contex.
a lo largo de todo
the entire length of
It tells the story of one man's absurd quest to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
a lo largo de todo el año
throughout the year
Our company is committed to providing highest-quality fresh produce throughout the year.
amar con toda + Posesivo + alma
love + Nombre + to death
love + Nombre + to bits
I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her - we have the craziest times together!.
But it was their first car and they loved it to bits.
amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón
love + Nombre + to death
love + Nombre + to bits
I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her - we have the craziest times together!.
But it was their first car and they loved it to bits.
antes de todo
before anything else
first off
But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
ante todo
first and foremost
before anything else
more than anything else
first of all
above all
above all things
First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.
Above all, we specified an inviting and functional, rather than impressive, building.
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
a pesar de todo
all the same
in spite of everything
despite everything
despite it all
in spite of it all
all this said
regardless
All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.
The novel describes people waging an unequal struggle against circumstances and remaining hopeful despite everything.
However, despite it all, Ludlam remains something of an enigma.
Wharton makes it abundantly clear that, in spite of it all, she has numerous chances to take charge of her life.
All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.
What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre
for all + Posesivo + Nombre
For all our catholicity, freedom and desire to serve all who can be served there is a distinct difference between the library as an indiscriminate universal provider and the library as an instrument for the creation of whole personalities.
apostar por todas las opciones
hedge + Posesivo + bets
Meanwhile, students are hedging their bets: The number of double majors is on the rise, particularly at the most elite schools.
aprendizaje durante toda la vida [Situación en la que el individuo continúa interesándose por aprender cosas nuevas durante toda la vida]
lifelong education
This article discusses the role that libraries play in education in general with emphasis on lifelong education.
a toda costa
absolutely
come what may
at all costs
at any cost
at any price
by whatever means (possible)
Although not absolutely necessary, unique call numbers are very helpful during this stage of the conversion.
He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes.
This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.
Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.
The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.
Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
a toda máquina
in the fast lane
fast lane
full steam ahead
at full tilt
full-tilt
full-throttle
at full throttle
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
full speed ahead
The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda marcha
at full throttle
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
at full stretch
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
a toda mecha [Aquí knot tiene el significado de nudo marino, medida de velocidad]
at a rate of knots
full steam ahead
at full blast
at full throttle
at top speed
at full speed
at full stretch
full speed ahead
The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda pasta [Aquí knot tiene el significado de nudo marino, medida de velocidad]
at a rate of knots
The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
a toda pastilla [Aquí knot tiene el significado de nudo marino, medida de velocidad]
in the fast lane
on the fast track
fast lane
full steam ahead
full-tilt
at full tilt
full-throttle
at full throttle
at a rate of knots
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
full speed ahead
The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.
The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda prueba
unswerving
His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
a todas horas
at all hours
(a)round the clock
Since many people go into and out of the hospital at all hours, theft is a concern.
Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
a todas luces
patently
In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.
a todas partes
far and wide
He is known far and wide.
a toda velocidad
full-tilt
at full tilt
full-throttle
at full throttle
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
at full gallop
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.
a todo alrededor
all round
Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.
a todo color
full-colour
in full colour
Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print.
But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.
a todo confort
the lap of comfort
You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
a todo galope
at full gallop
He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.
a todo gas
full steam ahead
full-tilt
at full tilt
full-throttle
at full throttle
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
at full stretch
full speed ahead
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo lo largo de
the length of
As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
a todo meter
full steam ahead
at full stretch
at full speed
at full blast
at top speed
full speed ahead
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo ritmo
in full swing
in full force
in full gear
in full operation
up to full speed
And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.
The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.
Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
a todos lados
far and wide
He is known far and wide.
a todos los efectos
to all intents and purposes
to all intents
for all practical purposes
for all intents and purposes
for all purposes
To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.
Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.
The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.
Copies of the contents of any certificate on file in the department shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original.
a todos los niveles
at all levels
But in reality integration should take place at all levels.
a todos nosotros
us all
The storage of information and its retrieval is of interest to us all and is not the sole domain of librarians or information specialists.
a todos por igual
one size fits all
And digital library developers might look at both situations before trying to offer simply a 'one size fits all' digital solution to some strange amalgam of Internet library users.
a todo vapor
full steam ahead
full-tilt
at full tilt
full-throttle
at full throttle
at top speed
at full blast
at full speed
at full stretch
full speed ahead
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo volumen
at full blast
With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
¡a tomar por culo todo!
stuff this for a lark!
So stuff this for a lark I'll find some testosterone on the Internet and start self-medicating.
autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida [Se utiliza este concepto para referirse a la actitud de muchos lectores mayores que siguen utilizando la biblioteca como medio de aprendizaje]
lifelong learning
With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
avante a toda máquina
full steam ahead
full speed ahead
The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
avanzar a toda máquina
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a toda mecha
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a toda pastilla
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo gas
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo meter
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo vapor
go + full steam ahead
They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
bastante para todos
enough to go round
Most children have a negative experience of books and this may be because there are not enough to go round = La mayoría de los niños tienen una experiencia negativa de los libros que se puede deber a que no hay bastantes para todos.
bebérselo todo
drink + Nombre + out of
My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice.
bien de todos, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
common good, the
How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.
buscar por todas partes
scour + Nombre + for
search + high and low
hunt + high and low
look + high and low
move + heaven and earth
leave + no stone unturned
search + high and wide
It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content.
After searching high and low I found a company with one of the cheapest prices.
They hunted high and low, even examining the waste-paper baskets, but to no avail.
They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone.
I say in the interests of the club and its supporters, Phil Gartside should swallow his pride and move heaven and earth to get Sam back here.
In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned.
I've been searching high and wide for this without any luck.
buscar por todo el mundo
search + the world (over)
Unless beauty is in your heart, you can search the world over and find it not.
capaz de todo
capable of anything
While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
casi de todo
just about everything
I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.
casi todo
everything but the kitchen sink
just about everything
most anything
most everything
almost everything
In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.
Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
casi todos
almost any
This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
castigar con todo el peso de la ley
punish + to the full extent of the law
Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
celebrar por todo lo alto
make + a song and dance about
But nobody knows that because Ford don't make a song and dance about everything they work on or develop.
comérselo todo
eat + Posesivo + way through
After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
como con todo en la vida
as with everything in life
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
como con todo lo demás
as with everything else
As with everything else that the president says his statement was once again taken out of contex.
como todos (bien) sabemos
as we all know (well)
They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.
como un todo
as a whole
The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
comportarse como toda una señora
take + the high road
take + the high ground
Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't - instead she took the high road and simply just left.
We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist.
comportarse como todo un caballero
take + the high road
take + the high ground
Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't - instead she took the high road and simply just left.
We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist.
condiciones iguales para todos
level playing field
If a truly integrated single market is to be achieved advertisers from all member states must be able to operate on a level playing field.
confirmar de una vez por todas
put it + to rest
If one has any doubt about Mitt Romney's mendacious temperament, the first presidential debate should have put it to rest.
conjuntarlo todo
tie + the pieces together
The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
con la boca abierta (del todo)
with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open
I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
conocer todos los trucos
know + the ropes
She wasn't particularly worried though, she knew the ropes and could get herself home safe and sound.
conocido de todos
well-known
This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
conocido por todos
widely recognised
well-known
There are two sets of symbols which have a widely recognized order: arabic numerals, and the roman alphabet..
This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
conseguir que todo salga bien
get + everything right
Training for full marathons involves a lot of work, and you need to get everything right if you want to become good at it.
conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas
capture + spotlight
grab + the spotlight
It is ironic that archivists have watched librarians capture the 'preservation spotlight'.
The article is entitled 'Citizens grab spotlight at Scarborough library'.
contar todo sobre
give + Nombre + the lowdown on
Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".
continuar todo recto
continue ahead
Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead.
con toda claridad
as clear as a bell
The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
con toda confianza
feel + free to
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ruth Arnold at Ruth@sla.org.
con toda desfachatez
shamelessly
I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy - I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con toda franqueza
to put it frankly
in all sincerity
in all honesty
That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.
They were people in all sincerity willing to lay down their lives in the interests of freedom .
In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
con toda honestidad
in all honesty
In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
con toda insolencia
shamelessly
I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy - I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con toda la razón
quite rightly
The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
con toda la vestimenta
in full gear
It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
con toda naturalidad
quite naturally
These are things healthy children do quite naturally as they learn and grow.
con toda nitidez
as clear as a bell
The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
con toda probabilidad
in all probability
probability
in all likelihood
It is unfortunately in all probability far too expensive to have a network of underfloor conduit everywhere in the library.
Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.
Now, in all likelihood, we have reached a saturation point at which there will be little construction of new strip malls for some time.
con toda rotundidad
categorically
emphatically
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was categorically against allowing wearing hijabs in schools.
Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.
con toda seguridad
safely
Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
con toda sinceridad
quite honestly
to put it frankly
in all sincerity
in all honesty
from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart
from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul
I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.
They were people in all sincerity willing to lay down their lives in the interests of freedom .
In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'.
From the bottom of her heart, from the bottom of her soul, she despised and detested people, adult people.
con todas las de la ley
full-bodied
full-fledged
full-scale
fair and square
By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.
con todas las prestaciones
full-featured
The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
con todas sus prestaciones
fully featured
The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
con toda su fuerza
in full force
The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
con toda su guarnición
with all the trimmings
If you want Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings but without the fuss and dirty dishes, here is a list of alternative dining options.
con toda tranquilidad
casually
nonchalantly
He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
She arrived in floods of tears, having been told nonchalantly by her booker to 'skip a few meals' in the run-up to London Fashion Week if she wanted to work.
con todo descaro
shamelessly
I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy - I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con todo el peso de la ley
to the full extent of the law
In that case, such lies, whether under oath or not, should be treated as the crimes that they are and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
con todo incluido
with the works!
Stay tuned to 891 over the next couple of weeks for your chance to win a weekend with the works!.
con todo mi debido respeto hacia
with (all) due respect to
This kind of research should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
con todo mi respeto hacia
with (all) due respect to
This kind of research should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
con todos los extras
with the works!
Stay tuned to 891 over the next couple of weeks for your chance to win a weekend with the works!.
con todos los lujos
with all mods and cons
The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de)
pace
The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
con todos sus defectos
warts and all
This program tells the Haggard story - warts and all - from his humble beginnings growing up in a boxcar to his election to the Hall of Fame.
con todo tipo de comodidades
with all mods and cons
The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todo tipo de lujos
with all mods and cons
The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
contra toda persona
all comers
She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
contra (todo) pronóstico
against (all/the) odds
Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.
contra todo pronóstico
defy + the odds
Maybe we can defy the odds and make something happen but it's going to be very, very tough.
contra todos los pronósticos
defy + the odds
Maybe we can defy the odds and make something happen but it's going to be very, very tough.
contra todo (tipo) de riesgo
against all risks
This is sometimes called all risks cover, because that is what it is intended to protect your property against all risks of loss or damage.
controlarlo todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
coordinarlo todo
tie + the pieces together
The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
correr a toda mecha
run like + the clappers
They can run like the clappers, to boot, and have very few predators.
correr a toda pastilla
run like + the clappers
They can run like the clappers, to boot, and have very few predators.
correr a toda prisa
scurry
race
The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach - it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second.
These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
correr a toda velocidad
sprint
run like + the clappers
Ammar Yaser remembers sprinting across the campus of Baghdad University in the hours after Saddam Hussein's government collapsed.
They can run like the clappers, to boot, and have very few predators.
cubrir toda la gama
run + the gamut
The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
cubrir todo el espectro
run + the gamut
The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
dar al traste con todo
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
dar el todo por el todo
give + Posesivo + all
give + Posesivo + everything
Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.
darse cuenta de todo
pick up on + everything
Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
dar todo de Uno mismo
give of + Posesivo + best
give it + Posesivo + best shot
If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dar todo el oro del mundo
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
decir con toda confianza
say in + full confidence
And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.
decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad
to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
dedicar toda una vida
spend + lifetime
In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a
put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into
Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.
defender a toda ultranza
fight + tooth and nail to defend
I know folk are very passionate about politics and can fight tooth and nail to defend their particular ideological stance.
dejarlo todo
leave + everything behind
I'm planning to leave everything behind me and follow my dreams, but I'm still underage.
dejarlo todo atrás
leave + everything behind
I'm planning to leave everything behind me and follow my dreams, but I'm still underage.
del todo
all the way
altogether
Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.
Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.
demostrarlo todo
be proof enough
For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
dentro de todo
all in all
All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
desde todos los puntos de vista
in every sense
The use of libraries has in every sense risen between 1980 and 1985.
desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo
wish + Nombre + every success
IFLA's involvement in the Global Knowledge Partnership is a major step towards that goal and I wish it every success.
desear a Alguien toda la suerte del mundo
wish + Nombre + all the luck in the world
The worst is over now and I wish you all the luck in the world.
despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien
wish + well
She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
después de todo
after all
when (all/everything) is said and done
After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments.
When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
después de todo lo dicho y hecho, es más lo dicho que lo hecho
after all is said and done, more is said than done
Many Americans seem to be living out the old cliché 'after all is said and done, more is said than done'.
de toda la empresa
systemwide
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de toda la institución
institution-wide
systemwide
The characteristics of a powerful institution-wide network, designed to overcome existing problems with a decentralised environment, are described.
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de toda la provincia
province-wide
This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.
de toda la universidad
university-wide
As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.
de toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
de todas formas [A veces escrito anyways]
anyway(s)
at any rate
anyhow
The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible.
This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous.
de todas las formas posibles
in any and all ways
Retailers try to reach customers in any and all ways to sell products.
de todas las partes del mundo
from all over the world
from all over the globe
from every part of the world
from the world over
The newsletter has generated interest from all over the world.
What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
Thousands of runners from every part of the world gather every year to run in the footsteps of the legendary Greek soldier-runner-messenger.
This database contains details of 326 studies from the world over exploring the association between obesity with sedentary behaviour.
de todas maneras
at any rate
At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible.
de todas partes
from far and wide
This spa attracts visitors from far and wide.
de todo
throughout
Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
de todo corazón
heart-to-heart
with all + Posesivo + heart
from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart
from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul
wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly]
Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
Witt has always done whatever she's done with all her heart - with passion, intelligence, and a love of perfection.
He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'.
From the bottom of her heart, from the bottom of her soul, she despised and detested people, adult people.
I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
de (todo) corazón
(straight) from the heart
I have written screeds and screeds, straight from the heart, even voicing my opinions on close family members.
de todo el continente
continent-wide
The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
de todo el distrito
district-wide [districtwide]
The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.
de todo el mundo [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo]
world over, the
from (all) around the world
throughout the world
around the world
across the globe
around the globe
from (all) around the globe
all over the globe
from across the world
across the world
around the planet
the world over
from the world over
from all over the world
from all over the globe
Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
Through the Internet, school students and teachers have access to information from around the world.
In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.
Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
The article is entitled 'Information innovations from around the globe'.
The World Wide Web allows users to access computers all over the globe.
The utilization of technology, coupled with skilled librarians, brings information from across the world to the user at the local public library.
Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
This database contains details of 326 studies from the world over exploring the association between obesity with sedentary behaviour.
The newsletter has generated interest from all over the world.
What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
de todo el país
across the land
all around the country
all over the country
from all over the country
In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.
In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país.
Their example should be emulated in libraries all over the country.
The library is regularly used by researchers from all over the country = Bibliotecarios de todo el país usan regularmente la biblioteca.
de todo el planeta
across the planet
The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet.
de todo el sistema
systemwide
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de todo + Nombre
all through + Nombre
In the past twenty or thirty years a growing number of teachers all through the educational system, from kindergarten to university, have challenged this situation.
de todos conocido
well-known
This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
de todos lados
from far and wide
This spa attracts visitors from far and wide.
de todos los colores
of all stripes
a rainbow of
Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call.
de todos los tiempos
all-time
of all time(s)
Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.
The list of the most notable African-Americans of all times is vast, varied and virtually endless.
de todos los tipos
of all stripes
Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
de todos modos [A veces escrito anyways]
at any rate
anyway(s)
At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible.
The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
de todo tipo
of all sorts
of every sort
of all stripes
of all shapes and sizes
30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.
Increasingly, research libraries are sharing resources of every sort.
Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
A variety of libraries (and other institutions and organizations of all shapes and sizes) are concerned with creating a digital library for their users.
de todo un poco
about this and that and everything else
about this and that
They talked for a good half hour about this and that and everything else while their boys played.
They all met in the cafes to argue about this and that, to discuss their work, politics and philosophy.
de una vez por todas
once (and) for all
once for all
I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'.
Dead men have no friends; consequently, Israel must abandon its love affair with its putative, feckless friends and kill, once for all, its mortal foes.
Día de Todos los Santos
All Saints' Day
The writer reflects on the importance of All Saints' Day.
dirigirse a toda prisa hacia
make + haste towards
You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.
disfrutar de todas las ventajas
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
durante casi todo el año
for the best part of the year
Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible.
durante toda la noche
all-night
all-night long
In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.
As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
durante toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
durante toda una vida
over a lifetime
I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
durante todo
all the way through
throughout
The first four tracks continue all the way through the conference.
Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
durante todo el año
throughout the year
Our company is committed to providing highest-quality fresh produce throughout the year.
durante todo el día
all day long
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
durante todo el trimestre
semester-long
In the belief that the library has an inseparable role in the education of students, semester-long term paper counselling sessions are offered to encourage students to make an early start.
durante todo el verano
all summer long
All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.
durante todo + Tiempo
all through + Tiempo
Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.
durar toda la vida
last + (for) a lifetime
This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
durar toda una vida
go on + for a lifetime
last + (for) a lifetime
There is a myth that recovery from whiplash is 6-12 weeks, we know now that many of these things can go on for a lifetime.
This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
echarlo todo a perder
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echarlo todo a rodar
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echarlo todo por tierra
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echar toda la carne en el asador
put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket
shoot (for) + the moon
go for + broke
go + all out
They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
el dinero es el origen de todos los males
money is the root of all evil
Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.
el dinero es la fuente de todos los males
money is the root of all evil
Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.
el dinero todo lo puede
money makes the world go (a)round
money talks (for itself)
money is powerful
money is power
The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.
Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.
My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective.
Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!.
el fin de todos los fines
the end of all ends
Death is the end of all ends - there is no light at the end of that tunnel there is nothing but everlasting pain.
el mejor de todos
the cream of the crop
crème de la crème
He has surveyed 'the cream of the crop' for this book; people who have credibility and experience in various fields of scientific inquiry.
Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
el mejor momento de todos
the time of all times
Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.
el peor de todos
the worst of the lot
Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
el sueño de toda persona
the stuff dreams are made of
The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.
el sueño de todos
the stuff dreams are made of
The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.
el tiempo cura todas las heridas
time heals everything
time heals all wounds
Living in the present simply requires practice - one thing that can help is to remind yourself that time heals everything.
Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el tiempo lo cura todo
time heals all wounds
Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el tiempo todo lo cura
time heals everything
time heals all wounds
Living in the present simply requires practice - one thing that can help is to remind yourself that time heals everything.
Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
en casi todos los + Nombre
in just about every + Nombre
Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.
encontrarle defectos a todo
nitpick
Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
encontrarle faltas a todo
nitpick
Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
encontrarse (todos) en la misma situación [Usado generalmente en sentido figurado]
be (all) in the same boat
We're all in the same boat, and if part of it sinks, probably the rest of it does, too.
en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos
gender-equitable
The library will assist educators and researchers in promoting and implementing gender-equitable education in both formal and informal settings.
enterarse de todo
pick up on + everything
Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
en toda la empresa
company-wide
systemwide
This is the approach used to design a new online company-wide information system to describe business procedures and processes.
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en toda la institución
systemwide
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en toda la nación
nationwide [nation-wide]
Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
en toda ocasión
at every turn
Three of the five councilors, one of whom is the mayor, thwart him at virtually every turn in his efforts on behalf of these institutions.
en todas las circunstancias
under all circumstances
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
en todas partes
all around
far and wide
In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
He is known far and wide.
en toda una vida
in a whole lifetime
A large language corpus represents roughly the amount and variety of language that a native-speaker experiences in a whole lifetime.
en todo
throughout
Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
en todo caso
if anything
If anything, it interposes an additional link in the communication chain, with its attendant 'interface' problems.
en todo el edificio
site-wide
Our site-wide communications LAN is therefore an integral part of the service = Nuestra red de área local de comunicaciones en todo el edificio son una parte integral del servicio.
en todo el estado
statewide [state-wide]
As a result, this study methodology can be used by public libraries to describe economic benefits statewide.
en todo el mundo [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo]
worldwide [world-wide]
world over, the
throughout the world
around the world
all around the world
across the globe
around the globe
across the world
around the planet
the world over
in the whole world
In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.
Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.
Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.
It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
Niagara falls is perhaps the most known attraction of this type in the whole world.
en todo el país
all around the country
all over the country
from all over the country
across the country
In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país.
Their example should be emulated in libraries all over the country.
The library is regularly used by researchers from all over the country = Bibliotecarios de todo el país usan regularmente la biblioteca.
It seems that meatless menu alternatives are becoming more and more popular at ballparks across the country.
en todo el planeta
across the planet
planet-wide
The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet.
If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
en todo el proceso
throughout
Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
en todo el sistema
systemwide
Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en todo momento
at all times
at every instant
every step of the way
throughout
at every turn
day in and day out
at all hours
time after time
One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people.
At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
Three of the five councilors, one of whom is the mayor, thwart him at virtually every turn in his efforts on behalf of these institutions.
People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.
Since many people go into and out of the hospital at all hours, theft is a concern.
These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
en todos estos sentidos
in all these regards
In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
en todos lados
far and wide
He is known far and wide.
en todos los aspectos
all-round
The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
en todos los casos
under all circumstances
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
en todos los sentidos
in all respects
in every sense
Subsequent to the seminar the majority of academic libraries have had open access service in almost all respects similar to the general principles discussed at York.
The use of libraries has in every sense risen between 1980 and 1985.
en todos menos en
in all but
The position of deputy librarian or deputy director exists in all but the smallest libraries, and there is a measure of agreement as to what his duties should entail.
en todos y cada uno de
in all
Currently, the university offers 30 online certificate and degree programs and has an enrolment of approximately 5,900 students dispersed in all 50 states of the USA.
escaparse de todo
get away from + everything
I go for a drive when I'm really pissed to get away from everything.
escolarización para todos
universal schooling
Universal schooling does not guarantee a daily reading habit, and the emphasis on teaching the techniques of reading can obscure the real joy of reading, of engaging emotionally with the text.
eso es casi todo
that's about it
'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.
esperar que todo salga bien
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
estar al tanto de todo
know + the ropes
be on top of everything
She wasn't particularly worried though, she knew the ropes and could get herself home safe and sound.
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
estar dispuesto a todo
be ready, willing and able
However, unlike most artists, Ritchie was ready, willing and able to explain the deeper meanings in his pieces.
estar en todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar metido en todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar pendiente de todo
stay on + top of things
keep on + top of things
be on top of things
be on top of everything
Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.
It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.
Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
estar todo ilusionado
be all excited
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
estar (todo) nervioso
be (all) in a flutter
The legal establishment is all in a flutter because it is slowly starting to realise that social media is creating a space within which it is powerless.
estar todos en el mismo barco
be all in the same boat
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
estar (todos) en la misma situación [Usado generalmente en sentido figurado]
be (all) in the same boat
We're all in the same boat, and if part of it sinks, probably the rest of it does, too.
estropearlo todo
throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a spanner in the works
throw + a spanner in the works
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.
Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
exento de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
extenderse por todas partes
reach + far and wide
extend + far and wide
stretch + far and wide
These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports.
The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide.
Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
extenderse por todos lados
extend + far and wide
reach + far and wide
stretch + far and wide
The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide.
These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports.
Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
facilitarle la vida a todos
simplify + life for everyone
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
famoso en todo el mundo
world-famous [world famous]
world-renowned
world-renown
Paul Erdos (1913-1996) was a world famous Hungarian mathematician.
The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.
Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
fastidiarlo todo
throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a spanner in the works
throw + a spanner in the works
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.
Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
fuente de todos los males, la
root of all evil, the
In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
fuera de toda duda
incontrovertible
without a shadow of a doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt
Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.
This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the weirdest and probably disturbing postings I have ever had the pleasure to read.
The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
fuera de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido
victory from the jaws of defeat
The article is entitled 'Victory from the jaws of defeat: a tribute to the Newark Public Library'.
gente de todo tipo
people from all walks of life
She works with people from all walks of life and truly believes that home ownership is within anybody's reach.
haber acabado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber finalizado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber terminado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
hacerle la vida más simple a todos
simplify + life for everyone
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
hacerlo todo excepto
stop at + nothing short of
Special library practice implies special service, tailored to the reader's needs, and that such service stops at nothing short of participation in library research activities of readers by the librarian.
hacerlo todo menos
stop at + nothing short of
Special library practice implies special service, tailored to the reader's needs, and that such service stops at nothing short of participation in library research activities of readers by the librarian.
hacer recorrer todo el mundo
take + Nombre + across the world
After witnessing her parents being murdered by the Mob, she set off on a journey for revenge that took her across the world.
hacer todo el bien del mundo
do + Pronombre + a power of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado
do (all) + the donkey work
If you tell him to take it easy, he'll sit back and let you do all the donkey work.
hacer todo lo posible
do + Posesivo + (honest) best
pull out + all the stops
do + the best + Nombre + may
do + the best + Nombre + can
try + hard
try + Posesivo + best
try + Posesivo + heart out
work + hard
He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.
We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual.
We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made.
Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
hacer todo lo posible (dado)
do + the best possible (with)
The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.
hacer todo lo posible para
every effort + be + made to
Every effort is made to ensure continuity of index terms from one year to another = Se hace todo lo posible para asegurar la continuidad de los descriptores de un año para otro.
hacer todo lo posible por
go to + any lengths to
go to + great lengths to
endeavour [endeavor, -USA]
take + (great) pains to
make + every effort to
Some library staff will go to almost any lengths to avoid challenges, criticism, and controversy over which titles and which kinds of materials should be made available to their communities.
Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
Nevertheless, every effort should be made to build in the potential for the use of IT in as many areas as possible around the library.
hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos
pull out + all the stops
So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.
hacer todo lo que uno pueda
do + Posesivo + (honest) best
do + the best + Nombre + may
do + the best + Nombre + can
He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual.
We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made.
hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado)
do + the best possible (with)
The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.
hacer un todo de
lump + Nombre + into
Whatever the product or service, the one person librarian is best advised to market it individually, and not attempt to lump it into an overall campaign to market the library as a whole.
hasta ahora, todo bien
so far, so good
So far, so good.
huir de todo
get away from + everything
I go for a drive when I'm really pissed to get away from everything.
igualdad de condiciones para todos
levelling of the playing field
'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog - the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
igual para todos
one size fits all
And digital library developers might look at both situations before trying to offer simply a 'one size fits all' digital solution to some strange amalgam of Internet library users.
incluir a todo el mundo
inclusivity
Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
incluirlo todo
be all inclusive
Since no site is all inclusive, their relative value will vary depending on the individual's particular needs.
insuficiente para todos
insufficient to go round
Cost and space often mean there are insufficient microfilm readers to go round = Con frecuencia, el coste y el espacio significa que no hay suficientes lectores de microfilm para todos.
integrar formando un todo
articulate
No course on management would be complete without articulating the principles of management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling).
ir a por todas
go for + broke
shoot (for) + the moon
go + all out
The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
ir a toda pastilla
zip
bucket
go into + overdrive
When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
The driver whipped the horses into action, and I gripped the side rails of the chariot as we bucketed through the streets of Gebtu.
If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
ir a toda prisa
race
These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
ir a toda velocidad
hurtle
zip
bucket
A convoy of 80 buses headed by two limousines and a police escort (complete with siren) hurtled its way through the streets of Beijing.
When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
The driver whipped the horses into action, and I gripped the side rails of the chariot as we bucketed through the streets of Gebtu.
ir todo bien
be fine
Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say - if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
ir todo de maravilla
come up + roses
The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening.
ir (todo) de maravilla
turn out + perfectly
It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.
ir todo seguido
follow + Posesivo + nose
We had no idea where we were going so we followed our noses down the main street.
jalárselo todo
scoff + the lot
eat + Posesivo + way through
The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.
After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
joderlo todo
throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a spanner in the works
throw + a spanner in the works
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.
Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
jugarse el todo por el todo
take + the plunge
risk + life and limb
The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.
The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
jugárselo todo
go for + broke
shoot (for) + the moon
go + all out
The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
jugárselo todo a una sola carta
put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket
They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
justamente todo lo contrario
quite the opposite
quite the contrary
quite the reverse
Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
justamente todo lo contrario de
quite the opposite of
This game represents quite the opposite of the classical learning and teaching method.
la limpieza lo es todo
cleanliness is next to godliness
The woman responded, 'Well, you know the Bible teaches that 'cleanliness is next to godliness', and my husband was a very dirty man'.
libre de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
libre de todo prejuicio
unprejudiced
Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
llegar a todas partes
reach + far and wide
extend + far and wide
stretch + far and wide
These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports.
The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide.
Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
llegar a todos lados
extend + far and wide
reach + far and wide
stretch + far and wide
The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide.
These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports.
Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
llegar de todas partes
come from + far and wide
It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.
llevar al hospital con toda urgencia
rush + Nombre + to hospital
race + Nombre + to the hospital
Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
We raced her to the hospital, where she received anti-venom, morphine and fluids.
llevar a toda prisa
race + Nombre + to
They raced him to a police van and drove away.
llevar por todo el mundo
take + Nombre + across the world
After witnessing her parents being murdered by the Mob, she set off on a journey for revenge that took her across the world.
llevar (todas) las de perder
odds + be stacked against
The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
llevar todas las de perder
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
lo mejor de todo
best of all
Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
lo primero de todo
first of all
first off
First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida
the child is father of the man
The truth of the saying that 'the child is father of the man' will hardly be questioned by anyone who has observed life carefully.
mantenerse al tanto de todo
be on top of everything
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
mantener todo controlado
stay on + top of things
keep on + top of things
be on top of things
be on top of everything
Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.
It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.
Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
más allá de toda duda
beyond doubt
without a shadow of a doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt
The future growth of Prestel as a public information service is beyond doubt.
This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the weirdest and probably disturbing postings I have ever had the pleasure to read.
The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
más allá de toda expectativa
beyond expectation
This is the final curtain call for a program that took the entire nation by storm and succeeded beyond expectations.
más allá de toda razón
beyond reason
This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community.
más allá de todo lo imaginado
beyond (all) description
So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.
más bien todo lo contrario
quite the contrary
quite the reverse
It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
más que todo lo demás
beyond all else
Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
más que todos nosotros juntos
more than all of us put together
In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
me parece todo esto bien pero
be (all) good and well but
Liberty, equality, and fraternity are all well and good, but what made France truly superior was the French passion for wine.
meter las manos en todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
meterse en todos los fregados
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
motocicleta todo terreno
dirt bike
The brochure, titled 'Tread Lightly! on Public and Private Land,' provides guidelines for the use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, horses and other means of traveling through back country.
navegar (todos) en el mismo barco [Usado generalmente en sentido figurado]
be (all) in the same boat
We're all in the same boat, and if part of it sinks, probably the rest of it does, too.
no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles
spare + Nombe + all the details
I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.
no creerse Algo del todo
take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt
It is suggested that the 47% figure be taken with a large pinch of salt.
no del todo maduro
underripe
Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)
not sleep a wink (all night long)
I'm so excited I bet I won't sleep a wink all night.
no ser oro todo lo que reluce
not + be + cracked up to be
Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
no ser todo coser y cantar
not be all beer and skittles
Diplomacy is not all beer and skittles but this book can give that impression.
no somos todos iguales
one size doesn't fit all
One size doesn't fit all anymore.
No todo lo que reluce es oro
All that glitters is not gold
Not all that is gold glitters
Not all that glitters is gold
The article 'All that glitters may not be gold' argues that media literacy must become an integrated part of school curricula.
Now, you could pay for the privilege of being able to use such a tool; but not all that is gold glitters.
Not all that glitters is gold but Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago.
no volver a casa en toda la noche
stay out + all night
It wasn't like him to stay out all night, and I was worried sick that he'd been in an accident.
ocurrir todo a la vez
happen + all at once
If you are lucky this will not happen all at once!.
origen de todos males, el
root of all evil, the
In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
para sorpresa de todos
to everyone's surprise
To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'.
para toda la empresa
company-wide
enterprise-wide
This is the approach used to design a new online company-wide information system to describe business procedures and processes.
The author considers the issue of enterprise-wide agreements in which companies, universities, or library systems buy or license electronic content for their entire organization.
para toda la industria
industry-wide
The project set as its primary goal the development of an industry-wide standard for the preparation of electronic manuscripts.
para toda la universidad
university-wide
As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.
para toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
for life
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
Some children find themselves put off books for life.
para todo el mercado
industry-wide
The project set as its primary goal the development of an industry-wide standard for the preparation of electronic manuscripts.
para todos los efectos prácticos
for all practical purposes
The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
para todos por igual
across the board [across-the-board]
They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
para todo tipo de finalidades
for all manner of purposes
The Bible has been used for all manner of purposes throught history, including justifying war crimes, slavery, opression of women, burning/executing witches and heretics, etc.
para todo tipo de tiempo
all-weather
So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
para todo tipo de uso
for all manner of purposes
The Bible has been used for all manner of purposes throught history, including justifying war crimes, slavery, opression of women, burning/executing witches and heretics, etc.
para todo uso
all-purpose
In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
pasar a toda pastilla
zip + past
She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
pasar a toda velocidad
whiz(z)
streak
zip + past
Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.
The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
pensar ante todo en Uno mismo
look out for + number one
look after + number one
Never allow anything to have a higher priority than looking out for number one - you are all you have.
The article is entitled 'Looking after number one'.
póliza de seguro a todo riesgo
all risks cover
This is sometimes called all risks cover, because that is what it is intended to protect your property against all risks of loss or damage.
ponerlo todo perdido al comer
be a messy eater
Our chickens are such messy eaters - they throw more of their food on the floor than they swallow.
poner toda la carne en el asador
go for + broke
shoot (for) + the moon
put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket
give it + Posesivo + best shot
go + all out
The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
poner todo de + Posesivo + parte
do + Posesivo + (honest) best
give + Posesivo + best
give + Posesivo + utmost
He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final.
poner todo manga por hombro
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
poner todo patas arriba
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
poner todos los huevos en una canasta
put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket
They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
por ahora todo va bien
so far, so good
So far, so good.
por encima de toda crítica
beyond reproach
above reproach
All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda duda
beyond reproach
above reproach
All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda razón
beyond reason
This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community.
por encima de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
por encima de todo
at all costs
at any cost
at any price
by whatever means (possible)
This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.
Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.
The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.
Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
por lo que dicen todos
by all accounts
By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
por toda la ciudad
citywide [city-wide]
TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
por toda la Internet
Internet-wide
We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.
por toda la nación
nationwide [nation-wide]
Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
por toda la provincia
province-wide
This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.
por toda la vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por todas las instituciones oficiales
government-wide
It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todas partes
all over the place
everywhere
widely
all around
far and wide
The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place - not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
He is known far and wide.
por toda una vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por todo
all over
throughout
all the way through
You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.
Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
The first four tracks continue all the way through the conference.
por todo el campus universitario
campus-wide [campuswide]
To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
por todo el continente
continent-wide
The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
por todo el distrito
district-wide [districtwide]
The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.
por todo el gobierno
government-wide
It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todo el mundo
worldwide [world-wide]
around the world
across the globe
around the globe
across the world
around the planet
the world over
In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.
Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
por todo el planeta
across the planet
planet-wide
The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet.
If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
por todo el servicio
service-wide
Those guidelines were then modified for service-wide distribution.
por todo lo alto
grandly
on a grand scale
with flying colours
I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.
A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.
por todo + Nombre de Lugar
across + Nombre de Lugar
The Library of Congress Subject Headings List was first published in 1909 and it is used widely across the United States.
por todos conocido
well-known
This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
por todos lados
far and wide
He is known far and wide.
por todos sitios
everywhere
DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
prestar toda la atención a Alguien
have + Posesivo + undivided attention
I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien
get + Posesivo + undivided attention
give + Posesivo + undivided attention
have + Posesivo + undivided attention
She says that Damian is the only man in her life and that he gets her undivided attention.
Jane works hard for each and every client by giving her undivided attention and listening to their needs.
I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
que afecta a toda la empresa
enterprise-wide
The author considers the issue of enterprise-wide agreements in which companies, universities, or library systems buy or license electronic content for their entire organization.
que afecta a toda la sociedad
culture-wide
After 1900 popular reading habits had evolved into their present, culture-wide form = Después de 1900 los hábitos de lectura popular evolucionaron a su forma actual que afecta a toda la sociedad.
que afecta a todas las culturas
culture-wide
After 1900 popular reading habits had evolved into their present, culture-wide form = Después de 1900 los hábitos de lectura popular evolucionaron a su forma actual que afecta a toda la sociedad.
que bate todos los récords
record breaking
The company has managed to survive for 75 years, with an unbroken string of more than 40 years of profitability (the last 2 record breaking) when so many others have fallen by the wayside.
que cubre todo el cuerpo
head to toe
The specialise in head to toe baby bibs that protect clothing and floor from food.
que dura todo el año
year-(a)round
There is a year-round calendar of festivals, theatre, musical and sporting events.
que dura todo un año
year-long
This documentary chronicles the year-long deployment of one US battalion in Afghanistan.
que lo abarca todo [Que intenta abarcarlo todo]
all-embracing
Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
que lo incluye todo [Que intenta abarcarlo todo]
all-embracing
Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
quitarse Algo de encima de una vez por todas
get it over (and done) with (once and for all)
get it out of the + way (once and for all)
Let's get it over and done with once and for all, forget the debt ceiling, let the government go out of business.
Try to find out the root cause and tackle it and get it out of the way once and for all.
reconocido por todos
widely recognised
There are two sets of symbols which have a widely recognized order: arabic numerals, and the roman alphabet..
relación parte-todo
whole-part relationship
The introduction discusses the semantic aspects, and in addition to whole-part and near-synonymous relationships lists sixteen different kinds of other relationships.
relación parte [Relación entre un término general y las partes a las que engloba]
whole/part relationship
In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.
replantearse todo desde cero
get back to + basics
The article is entitled 'Biotech companies must get back to basics to weigh up risks'.
reservados todos los derechos [Frase que se incluye normalmente en el reverso de la portada de una publicacición para indicar que cualquier reproducción que se desee hacer del contenido de la misma necesita la autorización del autor]
all rights reserved
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be photocopied, recorded or otherwise reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without the prior permission of the copyright holders and publisher.
resistir con todas las fuerzas
resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body
In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.
respetado por todos
widely-respected
Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
revolucionarlo todo
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
revolverlo todo
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
saberlo todo
be omniscient
One of the first things to determine is how much skill the indexer needs to be able to use the system; we cannot all be omniscient!.
sacarle defectos a todo
nitpick
Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
sacarle faltas a todo
nitpick
Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
salir a toda prisa
make + a hasty exit
The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.
salir todo bien
fall on + Posesivo + feet
However it seems the he has fallen on his feet with a promising career ahead of him that all started from a karaoke night.
salir (todo) de maravilla
come up + roses
turn out + perfectly
The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening.
It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.
salir todo redondo
fall on + Posesivo + feet
However it seems the he has fallen on his feet with a promising career ahead of him that all started from a karaoke night.
seguir todo recto
continue ahead
Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead.
seguro a todo riesgo
comprehensive insurance
all-risk insurance
For example, comprehensive insurance covers damage to your car if it is stolen; or damaged by flood, fire, or animals.
All-risk insurance covers direct physical loss to property insured unless the policy specifically excludes or limits the coverage.
ser algo que pasa todos los días
be an everyday occurrence
People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.
ser conocido por todos
be out in the open
Now it is out in the open that those of us in the academic world who have passed the student phase in our lives also use Google extensively!.
ser cosa de todos los días
be an everyday occurrence
People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.
ser el centro de todas las miradas
cut + a dash
turn + heads
He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.
She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
ser justo con todos
give the devil his due
We don't really get on with the new boss but he has some good ideas so we must give the devil his due.
serlo todo para todos
be all things to all men
be all things to all people
Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.
Traditionally, public libraries in the United States have attempted to be all things to all people.
ser todo corazón
have + a heart of gold
Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
ser todo oídos
be all ears
Some have been referred to as being all ears, while others have been noted as being all mouth.
ser todo sonrias
be all smiles
Mexico are all smiles after a thumping win over Jamaica in rugby.
ser todo un exitazo [También usado en este orden bring down the house, pero menos frecuentemente]
bring + the house down
hit it out of + the park
go (over/off) with + a bang
raise + the roof
She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
The first year, 2005, went with a bang and we raised a whopping £2700, which was donated to the local hospital.
It's impossible to know where her big voice comes from, but she raised the roof and earned a standing ovation.
ser todo un éxito [También usado en este orden bring down the house, pero menos frecuentemente]
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
go (over/off) with + a bang
raise + the roof
bring + the house down
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
The first year, 2005, went with a bang and we raised a whopping £2700, which was donated to the local hospital.
It's impossible to know where her big voice comes from, but she raised the roof and earned a standing ovation.
She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B.
ser todo ventajas
the best of both worlds
We will only consider here the 'microcomputer-as-word-processor', because this is a combination which generally offers the best of both worlds.
ser todo vida
be all life
While they were talking a voice from the crow's nest called, 'Land ahoy!' and in a moment the ship was all life.
si todo sigue igual
all (other) things being equal
Some of the modern evidence supporting the law of demand shows that, all other things being equal, when the price of a good rises, the amount of it demanded decreases.
si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado
all (other) things being equal
Some of the modern evidence supporting the law of demand shows that, all other things being equal, when the price of a good rises, the amount of it demanded decreases.
sobre todas las cosas
above all things
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
sobre todo
above all
above everything else
in particular
above all things
Above all, we specified an inviting and functional, rather than impressive, building.
The province of bibliography is, above everything else, to relate all this to the text which it was the author's original intention to have written.
In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed.
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
sonar todo a chino
be all Greek to
not understand a jot
not understand a (single) word
His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
tan amado de todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan amado por todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan querido por todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan queridos de todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tenerlo todo
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tenerlo todo a la vez
have it + both ways
You can't have it both ways - you've got to think before you post every detail of your life to the Internet.
tenerlo todo hecho
have + an easy ride
have + a cushy ride
National tabloids know that nothing sells like indignation and always give prominence to stories suggesting that criminals are having an easy ride.
US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
tener toda la apariencia de
have + all the earmarks of
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
tener toda la atención de Alguien
get + Posesivo + undivided attention
have + Posesivo + undivided attention
She says that Damian is the only man in her life and that he gets her undivided attention.
I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
tener toda la pinta de
have + all the earmarks of
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
tener todas las de perder
fight + a losing battle
However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
tener todas las posibilidades de
have + every possibility of
The library has every possibility of achieving the desired relationship of mutal benefit between itself and the community.
tener todo el sentido del mundo
make + all the sense in the world
Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
tener todo lo que se necesita para
have + (all) the makings of
Add to that the fact that I've been feeling shitty for days and you have the makings of major drama.
tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición
have + the run of the + Nombre
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
tener todo + Nombre + para + Pronombre
have + the run of the + Nombre
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
tener todo un éxito
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
terminar Algo de una vez por todas
get it over (and done) with (once and for all)
get it out of the + way (once and for all)
Let's get it over and done with once and for all, forget the debt ceiling, let the government go out of business.
Try to find out the root cause and tackle it and get it out of the way once and for all.
tienda de todo a cien
dollar store
She went to the dollar store and bought a whole bunch of stickers and junk (hair bobbles etc) to send to her grandkids.
tienda que vende de todo
general store
Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.
titular a toda plana
headline banner
Yesterday's report on March retail sales was greeted with banner headlines proclaiming the comeback of the consumer.
toda alma viviente
every living soul
every single soul
The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living Soul.
And as far as one knows, every single soul kept their mouths shut throughout the war about what they were doing.
toda clase de
all sorts of
And we'd have to give him all sorts of time off to investigate and process the grievance.
toda la comunidad
the community at large
The cost to the community at large if one of its individual members fails to find information he requires is considerably less than the cost of organizing the material adequately.
toda la creación
all creation
For many centuries all creation has groaned and sighed under the thralldom of sin.
toda la fuerza
full force
Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
toda la fuerza de
the full force of
We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.
toda la fuerza del impacto
full force
Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
toda la gama de
the full range of
This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
toda la noche
all-night long
As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
toda la sociedad
society at large
Her paper considers action in society at large towards creating the computer literate population that is needed.
toda la trupe
in full force
The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
toda la verdad sobre
the skinny on
The article is entitled 'The skinny on metadata'.
toda la vida
from the cradle to the grave
whole lifelong
whole life
The article carries the title 'From the cradle to the grave'.
The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.
They offer a wide range of afforable insurance plans to cover your whole life and your changing needs, including your car, home and family.
todas las florituras
all the bells and whistles
On the one hand, consumers want reliable software with all the bells and whistles and, on the other, they want that software to be affordable.
todas las iniciales del nombre propio
full initials
A correctly rendered surname together with the full initials is usually sufficient to ensure that the searcher will have no trouble, for instance, HAY, E.S.
todas las noches
nightly
every night
This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
todas las partes implicadas
all concerned
This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
todas las personas implicadas
all concerned
This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
todas las razones del mundo
every reason
She had every reason to believe that as usual she would have to utter a few words of gratitude at this year's evaluation.
todas las semanas
weekly
on a weekly basis
Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.
String beans are one of the many veggies I eat on a weekly basis.
toda una serie de
a whole series of
Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
toda una vida
a lifetime
After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to. discover her own family history.
toda una vida de experiencia
a lifetime of experience
The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.
toda una vida de trabajo
a lifetime of work
This kind of information would save some scholars a lifetime of work.
todo a la vez
all at once
Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
todo al mismo tiempo
all at once
Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
todo arrogante
full of conceit
I arrived at the airdrome full of conceit, thinking I was a real pilot.
todo azorado
all (of) a-flutter
all (of) a-fluster
She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
However, the moment they hear the words 'search engine optimization' they go all of a fluster.
todo bicho viviente
every living soul
everyone and their mother
every Tom, Dick and Harry
every single soul
The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living Soul.
Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
And as far as one knows, every single soul kept their mouths shut throughout the war about what they were doing.
todo confuso
in a state of disarray
There isn't even a job description for his position - and ours are in a state of disarray anyway.
todo continúa como antes
life goes on as before
Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
todo cuesta algo
nothing comes without a cost
Whilst Indigenous peoples might welcome the elevation of status that comes with increased recognition of their Knowledge systems after centuries of dismissal and disintegration, nothing comes without a cost.
todo de una vez
in one lump
LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.
todo de (un) golpe
all at once
Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
todo dios
every Tom, Dick and Harry
everyone and their mother
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
todo el año
year-(a)round
all year (a)round
the whole year (a)round
There is a year-round calendar of festivals, theatre, musical and sporting events.
It is summer at the moment but a sledge makes a great birthday present all year round for adults and children alike.
There are people who swim the whole year around in Sydney, but these are generally regarded as eccentric.
todo el camino
the whole way
So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
todo el cotarro
the whole works
the whole shebang
everything and the kitchen sink
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole shooting match
the whole banana
lock, stock and barrel
The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically - at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.
Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang.
You have to remember that everything and the kitchen sink has been thrown at stimulating this economy and the jobs picture still remains weak.
Many of the building blocks for this infrastructure are already in place, but the whole enchilada is far from finished.
To get the whole kit and caboodle working required degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.
They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else.
Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
Finally, the big bang theory posits that our universe began from nothing, that the whole banana started from zero within what's called a true vacuum.
They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.
todo el día
all day
all day long
(a)round the clock
whole day, the
the entire day
What do librarians do all day but collect nickels and dimes?.
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
A crisply ironed shirt with a collar that stays perfect the entire day can go a long way in giving you a neat and groomed appearance.
todo el fin de semana
all weekend long
Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.
todo el mundo
all and sundry
every Tom, Dick and Harry
everybody
each and everyone
all creation
The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
The problem is that it benefits each and everyone, but none in particular.
For many centuries all creation has groaned and sighed under the thralldom of sin.
todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información
access for all
We took the view that to fulfil the principle of access for all libraries must continue to provide information in a variety of ways, for example through print and the oral tradition.
todo el peso de la ley
full force of the law, the
I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
todo el rato
all the while
The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
todo el recorrido
the whole way
So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
todo el santo día
all day long
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
todo el tiempo
all of the time
left, right and centre
the whole time
all the while
Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".
It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.
The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.
The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
todo el tinglado
the whole works
the whole shebang
everything and the kitchen sink
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole shooting match
the whole banana
lock, stock and barrel
The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically - at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.
Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang.
You have to remember that everything and the kitchen sink has been thrown at stimulating this economy and the jobs picture still remains weak.
Many of the building blocks for this infrastructure are already in place, but the whole enchilada is far from finished.
To get the whole kit and caboodle working required degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.
They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else.
Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
Finally, the big bang theory posits that our universe began from nothing, that the whole banana started from zero within what's called a true vacuum.
They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.
todo engreído
full of conceit
full of + Reflexivo
I arrived at the airdrome full of conceit, thinking I was a real pilot.
That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
todo en orden
ship-shape
We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.
todo en su conjunto [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
whole affair, the
The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
todo en su sitio
ship-shape
We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.
todo en uno
all in one
It is a grinder/coffee maker all in one.
todo es posible
all bets are off
the sky is the limit
When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.
King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.
todo está a la vista
what you see is what you get
Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.
todo esto
the whole thing
The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.
todo esto está muy bien pero
be (all) good and well but
Liberty, equality, and fraternity are all well and good, but what made France truly superior was the French passion for wine.
todo excepto
everything except (for)
There is a remedy for everything except death.
todo florido
in full blossom
We passed by a cherry tree already in full blossom, though it was only March, and noticed the sound of skylarks twittering above our heads.
todo hijo de vecino
every Tom, Dick and Harry
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
todo incluido
all-inclusive
She comments on the attitudes of her fellow travelers, mostly people on all-inclusive package holidays, toward the local people, noting an unjustified sense of superiority on the part of the Europeans.
todo + ir + a las mil maravillas
everything + be + hunky-dory
'And I don't like the option of walking around smiling as if everything was just hunky-dory,' Meek put in = "Y no me gusta la opción de andar por ahí sonriendo como si todo marchase bien".
toda + ir + a pedir de boca
everything + be + hunky-dory
'And I don't like the option of walking around smiling as if everything was just hunky-dory,' Meek put in = "Y no me gusta la opción de andar por ahí sonriendo como si todo marchase bien".
todo ir bien
all + be + well with the world
At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
todo le llega a aquel que espera
everything comes to those who wait
everything comes to those who wait
She will undoubtedly prove that everything comes to those who wait and her time is definitely here.
She will undoubtedly prove that everything comes to those who wait and her time is definitely here.
todo liado
in a state of disarray
There isn't even a job description for his position - and ours are in a state of disarray anyway.
todo limpio y en su sitio
ship-shape and Bristol fashion
Bear with me for a few days while I try to get things ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
todo lo bueno dura poco
all good things (must) come to an end
I hear all good things must come to an end almost as often as I hear the equally untrue what comes up, must come down.
todo lo bueno se acaba
all good things (must) come to an end
I hear all good things must come to an end almost as often as I hear the equally untrue what comes up, must come down.
todo lo contrario
quite the opposite
quite the contrary
quite the reverse
in marked contrast
Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.
todo lo cual
all of which
But of course, now our civilization is dependent on electronics, chemistry, materials science, medicine, etc. - all of which require an understanding of the electron.
todo lo demás
all else
If all else fails, the item may need to be retrieved from the stacks.
todo lo que sube baja
what comes up, must come down
what goes up, must come/go down
I hear all good things must come to an end almost as often as I hear the equally untrue what comes up, must come down.
I do not think that anyone can expect that this fad will continue its upward trend for long, as 'what goes up, must go down'.
todo lo que toca se convierte en oro
Midas touch, the
He has become known in Hollywood as the man with the Midas touch because of his ability to come up with memorable television series .
todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes [Todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco "Holmes"]
Holmesiana
There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
todo lujo de detalles
chapter and verse
To back up his story in such cases he must have chapter and verse to show to the reader on the real facts of the matter.
todo + marchar + bien
everything + be + hunky-dory
'And I don't like the option of walking around smiling as if everything was just hunky-dory,' Meek put in = "Y no me gusta la opción de andar por ahí sonriendo como si todo marchase bien".
todo menos
everything except (for)
There is a remedy for everything except death.
todo mindundi
every Tom, Dick and Harry
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
todo negro
solid black
After rumping through her clothes hamper, she found her favorite tank top - solid black with lace around the hem.
todo nervioso
all (of) a-flutter
all (of) a-fluster
She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
However, the moment they hear the words 'search engine optimization' they go all of a fluster.
todo + Nombre
the whole + Nombre
There is no official index to the whole scheme, although an index has been published.
todo ocurre por algo
everything happens for a reason (and a purpose)
'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = "Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas.
todo ocurre por una razón
everything happens for a reason (and a purpose)
'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = "Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas.
todo o nada
all or nothing
everything or nothing
For me, this was all or nothing - I left no room for anything else.
This relationship, this going on with God, was everything or nothing for it was sealed in a blood covenant.
todo ordenado y limpio
ship-shape and Bristol fashion
Bear with me for a few days while I try to get things ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
todo pedante
full of + Reflexivo
That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
todo presuntuoso
full of + Reflexivo
That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
todo pretencioso
full of + Reflexivo
That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
todo queda en casa
all in the family
The article is entitled 'All in the family: parents in teen fiction'.
todo quisque
every Tom, Dick and Harry
everyone and their mother
every living soul
every single soul
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living Soul.
And as far as one knows, every single soul kept their mouths shut throughout the war about what they were doing.
todo quisqui
every Tom, Dick and Harry
everyone and their mother
every living soul
every single soul
It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living Soul.
And as far as one knows, every single soul kept their mouths shut throughout the war about what they were doing.
todo recto
straight ahead
straight on
Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule.
After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.
todos
everybody
everyone
them all
all comers
great and small
all concerned
anyone and everyone
Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.
todos a cubierta
all hands on deck!
The article is entitled 'All hands on deck: navigating the political waters of off-campus library programs'.
todos a la faena
all hands on deck
all hands to the pump(s)
As this is a small yet growing company, it is all hands on deck and the term, 'that's not my job' should not be in your vocabulary!.
There was much to be done in those first few months of 1990 and not many people to do it, so it was a case of all hands to the pump.
todos al rescate
all hands on deck
all hands to the pump(s)
As this is a small yet growing company, it is all hands on deck and the term, 'that's not my job' should not be in your vocabulary!.
There was much to be done in those first few months of 1990 and not many people to do it, so it was a case of all hands to the pump.
todo seguido
continuously
straight ahead
straight on
The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.
Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule.
After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.
todos ellos
them all
all of them
You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.
todo ser humano
every living soul
every single soul
The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living Soul.
And as far as one knows, every single soul kept their mouths shut throughout the war about what they were doing.
todos esos años
all those years
Nor did they know that their father had kidnapped Jaycee and held her in captivity all those years.
todos + estar de acuerdo
agree on + all hands
It is agreed on all hands that peace should be restored without delay and that law and order must be established and maintained at any cost.
todos excepto
everyone except
everybody except
All in all, Drexler has produced a fascinating book that everyone (except perhaps. serious hypochondriacs) ought to read.
These rail passes are available to everybody except Australian citizens.
todos excepto + Número
all but + Número
All but four of the laws are of a civil nature, three involving pupils with contraband in their school lockers and the other one concerning breach of the peace by college students.
todos excepto unos cuantos
all but a few
And, he plans to get rid of the Senate, all but a few, who will remain, according to his plans.
todos excepto unos pocos
all but a few
And, he plans to get rid of the Senate, all but a few, who will remain, according to his plans.
todos lo demás
everyone else
everybody else
In complete fairness to him, he always keeps busy on things that have to be done, and he takes his turn at the reference desk like everyone else.
The problem is most of them totally distrust everybody else.
todos los accesorios extras
all the bells and whistles
On the one hand, consumers want reliable software with all the bells and whistles and, on the other, they want that software to be affordable.
todos los adornos extras
all the bells and whistles
On the one hand, consumers want reliable software with all the bells and whistles and, on the other, they want that software to be affordable.
todos los años
on a yearly basis
year in and year out
year-on-year
This service will be produced on a yearly basis.
Audit rotation is designed to overcome two problems that can occur if an organization hires the same audit firm year in and year out.
This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%.
todos los derechos reservados [Frase que se incluye normalmente en el reverso de la portada de una publicacición para indicar que cualquier reproducción que se desee hacer del contenido de la misma necesita la autorización del autor]
all rights reserved
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be photocopied, recorded or otherwise reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without the prior permission of the copyright holders and publisher.
todos los días [Adverbio]
daily
on a daily basis
every day
day in and day out
The functions on the first screen are in use daily, whereas those on the second are in use only occasionally.
The Middle East cataloguer must be aware of and deal with these and other problems on a daily basis.
The whole business has an air of familiarity because it happens every day.
People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.
todos los miembros de la agencia
agency-wide
Important decisions are made on an agency-wide basis.
todos los otros
all of the other
I certainly think there are a lot of reasons why all of the other schools, academic libraries and, I presume, public libraries, too, would want to keep their hands in the cataloging business.
todos los trucos habidos y por haber
every trick in the book
every trick in the trade
The authors behind this specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans.
He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.
todos manos a la obra
all hands to the pump(s)
all hands on deck
There was much to be done in those first few months of 1990 and not many people to do it, so it was a case of all hands to the pump.
As this is a small yet growing company, it is all hands on deck and the term, 'that's not my job' should not be in your vocabulary!.
todos menos
everyone except
everybody except
All in all, Drexler has produced a fascinating book that everyone (except perhaps. serious hypochondriacs) ought to read.
These rail passes are available to everybody except Australian citizens.
todos menos + Número
all but + Número
All but four of the laws are of a civil nature, three involving pupils with contraband in their school lockers and the other one concerning breach of the peace by college students.
todos menos unos cuantos
all but a few
And, he plans to get rid of the Senate, all but a few, who will remain, according to his plans.
todos menos unos pocos
all but a few
And, he plans to get rid of the Senate, all but a few, who will remain, according to his plans.
todos nosotros
all of us
What is more, we all of us - children and adults - try to make other people into the kind of reader we are ourselves.
todos por igual
share and share alike
Results suggest that people endorse a 'losers weepers' norm more often than they do a 'finders keepers' or 'share and share alike' norm, although all were endorsed.
todos ustedes
you all
all of you
You all have a very important, crucial task cut out for you.
Finally, all of you should be of one mind, love each other as brothers and sisters, and keep a humble attitude.
todos vosotros
you all
all of you
You all have a very important, crucial task cut out for you.
Finally, all of you should be of one mind, love each other as brothers and sisters, and keep a humble attitude.
todos y cada uno
all and sundry
in full force
each and everyone
The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
The problem is that it benefits each and everyone, but none in particular.
todos y cada uno de
any and every
any and all
each and every
The card catalogue permits us to make as many entries as we like for any and every document.
The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.
Jane works hard for each and every client by giving her undivided attention and listening to their needs.
todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre
Pronombre + every + Nombre
And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
todo tiene precio
everything has a price
We live in a time when everything has a price but nothing has value!.
todo tiene su precio
everything has its price
Sociological studies, psychological studies, and literature have shown again and again everything has its price.
todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes
swings and roundabouts
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
It is all swings and roundabouts: It has been claimed that new products designed to tackle Internet security issues will bring their own problems.
The expression expression 'What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts' is an apt summary of the tradeoffs between paper and online publication.
todo tipo de
all sorts of
all manner of
And we'd have to give him all sorts of time off to investigate and process the grievance.
'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
todo tipo de gustos
all shades of opinion
However, no public library is able to provide access to all shades of opinion, and certain categories of material, such as pornographic video film, are actively rejected.
todo vale
no holds barred
He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.
todo vanidoso
full of conceit
full of + Reflexivo
I arrived at the airdrome full of conceit, thinking I was a real pilot.
That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
trabajo de toda una vida
life's work
lifework
Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
tratar por todos los medios de
take + (great) pains to
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo
be at pains to + Infinitivo
In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.
venir de todas partes
come from + far and wide
It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.
Verbo + sobre todo
Verbo + the most
Large central research libraries want improved access or searching capabilities most, while multilocationed libraries (public, academic, or special) want remote catalog access the most.
vida a toda pastilla
life in the fast lane
The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.
víspera del día de Todos los Santos
Halloween [Hallowe'en]
If you are looking for information on pumpkin head Halloween mask, then you've come to the right place.
y lo peor de todo
and worst of all
Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
y sobre todo
and worst of all
Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
y toda la pesca
and whatnot
or whatnot
I'd been toying with the idea of having my hair cut at a hairdressing academy for a while and took the plunge when my hair got out of control with split ends and whatnot.
The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body - the city council, the state legislature or what not.
y todo este tipo de cosas
and all this sort of thing
People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
zampárselo todo
scoff + the lot
The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.
